Improvement in fountain-pens



J; AYERS; Fountain-Pen.

No. 209,791. Patented. Nov. 12, 1873.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH AYERS, OF KENTON, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAlN-PENS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209.791, dated November12, 1878; application filed June 26, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osEPH AYERS, of Kenton, in the county of Hardinand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pens,of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists, principally, in. the peculiar shape orconfiguration of a pen-blank formed in one piece, stamped from the usualmetal or any of the usual metals employed in the manufacture of steelpens or metallic pens.

The form of this blank is such that when properly shaped it will producea pen provided with a shank, a nib, and an intermediate barrel orreservoir tapering to a point in rear of the nib, and closed, orpractically closed, throughout its length from the tapering pointto itsrear, which latter is open for the introduction of any of the'well-knownsolidified, but readily soluble, inks.

By means of this blank I am enabled to construct a cheap, practical, andconvenient fountain-pen, which will avoid the admission to the nib orpen-point of the partially-dissolved ink, and thereby prevent thefouling of such pen-point, all as fully described hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents in plan View the blankfrom which the pen is made, and Figs. 2 and 3 represent in perspectiveand longitudinal section, respectively,'the finished pen.

A is the blank stamped out of the sheet metal usually employed in themanufacture of pens. The blank is of such shape and configuration as toform a shank, A, apoint, A and wings or projections a at. These wings orflaps a. a form points a a, and recesses a a so that when the barrel isshaped by bringing the wings a to together over a mandrel, or by othersuitable or desired means, these projections or points a a will projecttoward the pen-point A The points a a are then bent downward, so as tobear-upon or against the slope or inclination of the respective sides ofthe pen-point, meeting at a point slightly in rear of the extremity ofthe pen-point A and on the line of its center, thus forming a taperingclosedink-reservoir adapted to feed to the per Egoint thethoroughly-dissolved ink only, and retaining all of such ink which isonly partially dissolved or in a semi-fluid state.

The ink is introduced or pressed into the barrel when in a plasticcondition, and is then allowed to dry. Thejun etion of the two wings aa, when brought together to form the barrel, may leave an aperture orslit sufficiently large to permit the ink to ooze through when dippedtoo deep into the solvent, and conse quently soil the fingers. To avoidthis the slit may be closed by soldering, if desired, or the wings maybe made to overlap each other from one end of the barrel to the points aa.

It will be seen that by means of this construction and arrangement areservoir or fountain pen for the purposes as above set forth may bemanufactured at a very small cost with all the qualities usually foundin ordinary steel pens, and having the advantages of preventing thesoiling of the fingers and the fouling of the pen-point.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent is A pen-blank having the shank A the point A and thewings or projections a a, forming the points a a, and recesses a a,substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this14th day of June, 1878.

JOSEPH AYERS. Witnesses W. L. WALKER, JOHN LIGHTNER.

